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Where does “legante” come from?

legante (Italian) comes from Italian legare, from Latin ligō, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

legante (Italian): present participle of legare; bound, tied;...

Definitions

  1. present participle of legare; bound, tied;...

Ancestry of “legante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlegareto bind or tie; to unite; to connect
2Latinligō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “legante”

  • antilegante
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